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Determining what Internet content will be deemed acceptable can be quite the task for netizens in China. Some netizens, tired of gingerly stepping around the often ambiguous concerns of web censors, are beginning to show a mounting discontent with the system. The following is one such example. From The Washington Post: Outraged that his Internet […]
Read MoreDominic Barton offers an interesting look at trade ties and new plans for shipping routes created in the paving of the “new Silk Road.” From the Financial Times: Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen, the German historian and geographer, coined the expression “Silk Road” 130 years ago to designate the well-worn path between China and the West […]
Read MoreXinhua reports on the two-day rural work conference that ended yesterday: China concluded the annual central rural work conference on Sunday with a pledge to enhance rural infrastructure construction, promote stable development of agriculture and facilitate a sustained income growth for farmers next year. The pledge should be carried out in 2008 and a certain […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research), the world’s biggest retailer, said it will keep expanding in China at more than 30 percent annually, as it won government approval to open its 100th store in the fast-growing consumer market. The U.S. retail giant currently has 94 stores open in China, with others in […]
Read MoreThe Independent has more information about the supposed ban on Hollywood movies: China has banned Hollywood films, at least until February and possibly until May, over a trade row with the United States and because American...
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